The fact that most major appliances in one’s home account for a very big chunk of the household utility bill is one that can’t be ignored, and especially not at the beginning of a new billing cycle. But what is also important to understand is that this also has a subsequent negative effect on the environment.
In modern times, using energy efficient appliances has become the norm or at least an emerging trend. And rightly so. For the most part, even the government when talking about the current energy policy in India emphasizes on using appliances and products that consume less.
Keeping this in mind, here are a few guidelines on how to go about picking energy efficient appliances and make an informed choice:
- The easiest thing to do is to look for the Energy Star label, now present on almost all new age appliances. The more the number of stars the better the energy efficiency of the appliance.
- The second thing to look for is the Energy Guide label. As a rule, all new appliances need to have this label either on the product itself or somewhere on the packaging. With this you can compare the typical annual energy consumption as well as the operating costs of the various models.
- Size is a big factor. Oversized products not needed only lead to more energy consumption that is wasteful and unnecessary.
- A good option is to look for appliances that run on natural gas as opposed to electricity. While searching for this type of product might be hard. It’s well worth it in terms of energy saving.
- In the end, choosing energy efficient appliances might cost a bit more initially but in the longer run, they are a greener choice that help save power, money as well as the environment.
In today’s times, every individual needs to be doing his or her share in order to contribute towards a sustainable environment, and we don’t need to wait to be told officially from a governing body.
Vouch to choose energy efficient appliances today and do your share towards making the environment better.
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